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"Notwithstanding my concern about the Courts transgression of the Constitutions separation of powers, it is appropriate to acknowledge the important victory achieved today by gay and lesbian Americans. Millions of gay and lesbian Americans have worked hard for many decades to achieve equal treatment in fact and in law. They have exhibited extraordinary vision, tenacity, and gritbattling often steep odds in the legislative and judicial arenas, not to mention in their daily lives. They have advanced powerful policy arguments and can take pride in todays result. Under the Constitutions separation of powers, however, I believe that it was Congresss role, not this Courts, to amend Title VII. I therefore must respectfully dissent from the Court's judgement"